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Caring for Our environment

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study the environment by reading and discuss information on pollution in the texts. For this environment lesson students read Wicker School Takes Action, and  City Green and discuss what we do with our trash. ...
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Electrifying the World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the fundamental concepts of electricity. They examine different circuit diagrams to study how electricity flows. They finish by creating their own simple circuit.
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Environmental Education (Grade 4 - Lesson 2)

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss ways in which the environment is helpful to humans. They discover how their actions affect the environment. They identify how animals and humans are subjected to the same environmental conditions.
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Let's Bag It

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners observe and discuss a vacuum cleaner model of a baghouse to better understand how this pollutant recovery method functions in cleaning industrial air pollution. They give examples of when the use of a baghouse is appropriate,...
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Wind Chimes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils construct wind chimes using physics. In small groups they design and create wind chimes using a specific weights, number of notes, and keeping the cost under ten dollars.
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The Seed and I

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine the patterns and structures of seeds and fruits. Using different types of organisms, they identify the similiarities and differences between them. They create their own seed design and shares it with the class.
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??Data Gathering in the Field??

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students demonstrate that they understand basic operations and concpets, students further use technology to enhance learning, increase productivity and and promote their creativity. Students gain an understanding of the world through...
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Neuron Creations

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine neurons. In this nervous system lesson, students build models of neurons in order to study their parts and functions.  
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Elements of Biology: The Cell

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study tissue engineering and its risks and benefits.  For this biology lesson students take a stand on a side then research and support their position. 
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Crops 1: Where Does Food Come From?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students learn where the food they eat comes from.
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Crops 2: What Plants Need to Grow

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the kinds of things that plants need to grow well.
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Experiences and Experiments - There is a Difference

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders plan and conduct an experiment on food spoilage. They design the experiment, create a display, record and analyze data, and make inferences regarding the results of the experiment.
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Plant Growth

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars role play as text book creators by designing an animation showing plant growth from seed to maturity. They incorporate things that plants need to grow in the animation.
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Charlotte's Web

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a small web to communicate a message to someone. They examine the types of spiders and how they make their webs. They design and create their own web with their message inside.
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Graphing in an Experimental Context

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders discuss the importance of being able to represent scientific data in the form of graphs. They comprehend the differences between a bar graph and a line graph. Students identify the type of data with which each graph...
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Weather

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study a map and locate cities, read information and create a chart.  In this weather lesson students place appropriate weather information on a map and write a script using their information to relay the weather to...
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Let's Make a Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate pollution reduction policies in place at their school. In this pollution reduction lesson, students interview people in their school to determine what pollution policies are in place. They create a plan to increase...
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Fabulous Fantastic Flowers!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students study flowers and identify their major parts. In this flowers lesson plan, students research flowers, learn about their life cycle, label their major parts, and make tissue paper flowers.
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BIOMIMICRY, Housing Naturally: Habitat as Model

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Pupils explore natural animal habitats. In this lesson on biomimicry and habitation design, students will use classroom and field examples to examine animal habitats. Pupils will construct a model of a natural animal habitat. This lesson...
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Layers of the Earth (Crust, Mantle, Inner and Outer Cores)

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners study the layers of the Earth.  In this Earth's crust instructional activity students complete an activity, divide into groups and diagram and define given terms. 
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Laser

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the different steps in the engineering process. In this physics instructional activity, 11th graders design an experiment based on topic given. They prepare a presentation and share it with the class.
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Some Fats Aren't Phat

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars examine nutritional information on various food labels and then consider the nutritional value of the foods in their own diets. They create posters illustrating their diets "before" and "after" they considered their fat...
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Comparing the House and Senate

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Young scholars create posters and write descriptions on the responsibilities and powers assigned to the United States Senate and House of Representatives. Students compare and contrast the two houses' powers and responsibilities as well...
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Working in Small Groups

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students learn the advantages of working in small groups and how it is a lifetime skill. They learn that each member has responsibility to contribute to the plan of the group. They then learn group cooperation rules.

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